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Types of Measurements
100

An envelope from the post office is 4 inches wide and 6 inches long. What is the area of the envelope?

24 sq. inches

100

What are the correct units for measuring the volume of a tissue box with dimensions measured in inches? 

Cubic inches

100

The woods behind Jerry's house were 6 miles wide and 3 miles long. What is the area of the woods?

18 sq. miles

100

Measuring the distance from the swing set to the slide would be this type of measurement.

Length

200

What are the correct units for measuring the area of a rug with side lengths measured in meters?

Square meters

200

A bedroom has a length of 11 feet, a width of 13 feet, and a height of 8 feet. What is the volume of the bedroom?

1,144 cubic feet

200

How much space is taken up by a box that is 15 cm long, 20 cm tall, and 12 cm wide?

3,600 cubic cm

200

Calculating the amount of space in a moving box would be this type of measurement.

Volume

300

A rectangle has an area of 30 sq. meters and a length of 5 meters. How wide is the rectangle?

6 meters

300

What is the volume of a triangular prism with a base that is 4ft by 5ft and a height of 4ft?

40 cubic ft.

300

I have a box that has a width of 2 1/2 feet and a length of 4 feet. The box is 3 feet tall. What is the volume of my box?

30 cubic feet

300

Determining how much carpet it would take to cover your bedroom floor would be this type of measurement.

Area

400

A square picture frame has an area of 100 sq. inches. How long is each side?

10 inches

400

A fish tank has a volume of 3,000 cubic inches. The base of the fish tank is 20 inches by 10 inches. How tall is the fish tank?

15 inches

400
A student is making a book. They want the front and back cover to each be 3 inches by 5 inches. How much paper is needed to make both of the covers?
What is 30 sq. inches?
400

Name a real life situation in which finding area would be helpful.

Answers vary.

500

A piece of wrapping paper has an area of 1500 sq. cm. The width of the wrapping paper is 30 cm. What is the length?

50 cm

500

What is the volume of a sphere with a radius of 4in?

268 inches cubed

500

Billy is painting a wall of his bedroom. The wall is 8 feet by 12 feet. There is a doorway in one wall that is 7 feet by 2 1/2 feet. How many square feet of paint is needed for the wall? Remember, you wouldn't paint an open doorway...

78 1/2 square feet

500

Name a real life situation in which finding volume would be helpful.

Answers vary.